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Britons Resist Arab Cash as Fortnum’s Reign Remains
London reports show Garfield Weston refusing Arab bidders offering a seven figure sum to buy Fortnum and Mason, a famed London emporium. Arabs invest heavily in Britain, buying real estate and businesses, boosting prices and provoking mixed local reactions from pride to resentment.
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London
Garfield Weston
Fortnum and Mason
Swank
Piccadilly
Emporium
Owl
Weston
Britain
William Hickey
Daily Express
British Tourist Authority
Edward Bates
Londro
Beyer Peacock Engineering
Dorchester Hotel
Elizabeth Taylor
Persian Gulf
Mereworth Castle
Mohammed Mahdi al-Tajir
United Arab Emirates
St Martin's Property Corp
Sheikh As- Salim as-Sabah
Kuwait
Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
Mayfair
Knightsbridge
Kensington
al Watan
al Qabas
Europe
Lebanon
Times of London
The
Times